“Let’s start this meeting with some stories about peeing on yourself.”
Sometimes, sharing stories of embarrassment and failure with your work team can bond you all quicker. Continue Reading
Hey Boss Man, it really is OK to appreciate employees
Sure, sure … what you “ship” at a job is important. But isn’t the human condition rooted in appreciation, guy? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 11: Is work even psychologically safe?
When work is all-consuming or all-encompassing for a person, what might happen to them if they get laid off or the company fades away? Continue Reading
Stop deifying Steve Jobs and other assholes. It clouds the picture of leadership.
You can be a good person and still scale a business. Thousands have done it. Maybe we should write more stories about them. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 10: Why does work distract us from what really matters?
Work at 24 is actually kind of vaguely exciting and interesting. Work at 34? Uh, not nearly as much. Let’s discuss this more. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 9: Spilling that real tea on work and HR
It ain’t always pretty out there. Let’s actually have a real conversation about it, shall we? Continue Reading
What we really need is employee DISengagement
We’ve been barking up the wrong tree on “employee engagement” for a decade, so here’s a new curveball. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 8: Nine beers in a day to a focus on health
What’s the difference for your immune system of one minute of laughter vs. one minute of anger? Continue Reading